notificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
notificar — to notify
The imperfect subjunctive of notificar is formed using the 'notificara' stem and is regular for -ar verbs.
notificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests, such as 'If they notified me...' or 'They asked that I notify them'.
Notes on notificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It is based on the third-person plural preterite (notificaron), dropping the -ron.
Example Sentences
Si me notificaran antes, podría ir.
If they notified me earlier, I could go.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me pidió que le notificara el lunes.
He asked me to notify him on Monday.
yo
Ojalá nos notificaran la decisión pronto.
I wish they would notify us of the decision soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'notificara' when the event is certain.
Correct: notificó
Why: The subjunctive is for uncertainty or influence; if the notification definitely happened, use the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: notifico
The present tense of notificar is completely regular: notifico, notificas, notifica, notificamos, notificáis, notifican.
Preterite
yo: notifiqué
The preterite of notificar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to notifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: notificaba
The imperfect of notificar is regular: notificaba, notificabas, notificaba, notificábamos, notificabais, notificaban.
Future
yo: notificaré
The future of notificar is regular: notificaré, notificarás, notificará, notificaremos, notificaréis, notificarán.
Conditional
yo: notificaría
The conditional of notificar is regular: notificaría, notificarías, notificaría, notificaríamos, notificaríais, notificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: notifique
The present subjunctive of notificar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: notifique, notifiques, notifique, notifiquemos, notifiquéis, notifiquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: notifica
The imperative of notificar uses the regular 'notifica' (tú) and spelling-changed 'notifique' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no notifiques
The negative imperative of notificar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no notifiques, no notifique, etc.